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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Sabatino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: http://youtu.be/mYUMPKFYd6g. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dino Sabatino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabatino dives in and grabs Coleman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes down on Sabatino's head and hops out.
Sabatino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coleman avoids it really well and circles away.
Sabatino gets the takedown into side control.
Coleman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sabatino asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sabatino is looking to take a break and control but Coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sabatino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sabatino in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Sabatino seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Coleman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sabatino cracks Coleman with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Sabatino politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sabatino prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sabatino seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Coleman for as long as he can get away with.
Sabatino postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Coleman looks gassed!
Sabatino working the head with strikes.
Sabatino advances to full mount.
Sabatino lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabatino with good strikes from the mount here!
Sabatino unloading with bombs!
Sabatino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sabatino landing shots from mount.
Sabatino unloading with bombs!
Sabatino looking to ground and pound but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Sabatino postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Coleman looks a forlorn figure.
Coleman is bucking up trying to escape but Sabatino cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sabatino looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabatino unloads with some shots from mount but Coleman bucks and avoids them well.
Coleman taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabatino scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Coleman?
BOOM! Sabatino connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Coleman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sabatino scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sabatino breaks from Coleman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sabatino lands with some strikes.
Coleman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sabatino in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Coleman is still in real trouble! Can Sabatino finish him?
Sabatino throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Coleman because Sabatino loaded up on that one.
Coleman seems to have recovered his senses.
Sabatino sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sabatino landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabatino unloading with bombs!
Sabatino lands a big shot there that rocks Coleman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sabatino with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sabatino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sabatino with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabatino with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sabatino dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Sabatino dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sabatino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coleman but Coleman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Coleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sabatino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coleman but Coleman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sabatino doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Coleman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dino Sabatino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabatino is concentrating on defense, preventing Coleman from advancing position.
Sabatino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coleman can do to turn this around?
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sabatino manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sabatino is on top in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sabatino makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sabatino controls the pace.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Sabatino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sabatino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sabatino wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
Sabatino is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Sabatino from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabatino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sabatino.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sabatino throws a big right hand that misses.
Sabatino controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sabatino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Coleman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sabatino forces his way into half guard.
Sabatino is looking to advance position but Coleman won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabatino is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sabatino is looking for a kimura but Coleman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sabatino to get the leverage.
Sabatino is nestled in close to Coleman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sabatino missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sabatino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coleman defending well though.
Sabatino is keen to just control but Coleman is a slippery customer.
Sabatino is looking to advance position but Coleman won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabatino winds up and cracks Coleman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sabatino moves into full mount! Coleman won't be happy about that!
Sabatino dominating with strikes here.
Sabatino in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabatino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabatino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sabatino cracks Coleman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Sabatino dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sabatino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coleman's waist but Coleman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sabatino off to one side.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but Sabatino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Sabatino looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Coleman!
Sabatino working Coleman over with strikes here.
Sabatino unloading with bombs!
Sabatino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Coleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sabatino putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabatino is landing with some decent strikes but Coleman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabatino pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sabatino landing shots from mount.
Sabatino lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coleman hang on?
Sabatino landing strikes from the mount and Coleman is in trouble!
Sabatino working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sabatino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sabatino in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sabatino raining down shots from the mount!
Sabatino controlling the pace for now.
Sabatino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sabatino landing punches.
Sabatino with a couple of short strikes.
Coleman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Coleman is in a horrible position here. Sabatino smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sabatino with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabatino scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Coleman?
Sabatino lands a big elbow.
Sabatino landing shots from mount.
Sabatino looking to finish Coleman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Coleman!
Sabatino with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sabatino cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sabatino lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sabatino has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Coleman's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabatino trying to control but Coleman is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabatino lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sabatino postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Coleman looks a forlorn figure.
Sabatino postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Coleman looks a forlorn figure.
Sabatino looking to finish Coleman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Coleman!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabatino tries to control but Coleman wriggling away.
Sabatino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dino Sabatino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sabatino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dino Sabatino!
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